Ivan Makarov Blog

The auction for one of my prints that I wrote about earlier is over, and I’m happy to report that the print was sold to Dylin from Madison, WI (who goes by Dylin Holden on Flickr), who donated his winning bid, $200, to a great charity organization Shelter Box, that has three separate operational centers in and around Haiti to help distribute assistance to the estimated one million people left homeless by the devastating 12 January earthquake.

The devastation from the earthquake is beyond what I can imagine, as is the pain of those who lost their loved ones and their property in this terrible disaster. Right now the relief efforts are challenged by the crime of looting, and robbery, to say nothing about the lack of basic supplies, so the disaster is far from being over. Reading the reports, this all reminds me of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. To see some of the terrifying photos from the disaster, click here.

Thanks to all those who bid in the auction and especial thanks goes to Dylin who won the bid, for his generosity in this great cause. While we can’t all go to Haiti and help those in need, we can at least donate funds and other things to those who can.

To see other photos that are still being auctioned as part of the similar effort, click here.